Despite the rain over the past few days, the sun made a welcome appearance just as Annie passed by in the glass carriage, which was adorned with flowers, including a bouquet spelling out her name.

Unit manager at the care home, Agnes McGuigan, said: “Annie absolutely loved Disney princesses, so we thought this would be a fitting way to say goodbye.

(Image: Paul Chappells)

“She loved Belle from Beauty and the Beast as well as Cinderella, and used to spend a lot of her time watching them on video and DVD. She also loved the musical Annie, and anything that was to do with princesses.

“She didn’t have any family, the staff at the home were her family, so we decided we wanted to do something special for her.

“Annie would have loved all the fuss being made about her. She was a really nice person, was popular with staff and other residents, and will be sadly missed by everyone.”

The carriage, complete with white horses sporting pink feather plumes on their heads, made its way from the care home to nearby Daldowie Cemetery where staff from the care home carried Annie’s coffin on its final journey.

Care home staff turned out to say farewell to popular resident, Annie. (Image: Paul Chappells)

The cortege was led along the route by a lone piper.

Annie, who died on May 30, was so popular at the care home that scores of staff who knew her turned up to say their goodbyes – despite not working at the time.

Laura Crozier, Springboig Care Home deputy manager, said: “It is normally family who arrange funerals but Annie didn’t have any, so with us being her family, we took on the role of organising her funeral.